John 7:16–19 “My message is not my own,” Jesus said. “It comes from the one who sent me. Those who are doing what God wants will know whether my words are from him or me. A man who speaks on his own behalf seeks glory for himself, but he who honors the one who sent him speaks truthfully, without deception. You are not obeying the Law that Moses gave you, so why do you seek to kill me?”

King James

John 7:16–19 Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself. He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him. Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me?

John 7:21–24 “You could not believe me, because I did one miracle on the Sabbath. Moses commanded you to circumcise your sons, a practice begun by your ancestors. How is it that you circumcise a baby on the Sabbath? If you circumcise on the Sabbath to avoid breaking the Law of Moses, why are you angry with me for making a man well? Stop judging by social standards and judge by what is right.”

King James

John 7:21–24 Jesus answered and said unto them, I have done one work, and ye all marvel. Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man. If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day? Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

John 7:25–27 Some of those who lived in Jerusalem asked one another, “Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill? But here he is, speaking boldly, and no one is saying anything to him. Do our leaders believe he really is the Messiah? How could that be? When the Messiah appears, no one will know where he’s from, but we know where this man is from.”

King James

John 7:25–27 Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he, whom they seek to kill? But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ? Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is.

John 7:28–29 Jesus shouted, “You know me and where I am from, but I am not here for myself but for the one who sent me. You do not know him, but I know him because I came from him. He has sent me to you.”

King James

John 7:28–29 Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not. But I know him: for I am from him, and he hath sent me.

John 7:30–31 After he had said this, the Jewish leaders wanted to arrest him. Yet no one laid a hand on him because his time had not yet come. Many in the crowd believed in him, saying, “What miracles would a Messiah do that this man has not done?”

King James

John 7:30–31 Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come. And many of the people believed on him, and said, When Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than these which this man hath done?

John 7:33–34 “Wait!” Jesus told the guards. “Only a little longer will I be with you. I must return to the one who sent me. You will look but never find me because you cannot come to where I am going.”

King James

John 7:33–34 Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while am I with you, and then I go unto him that sent me. Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come.

John 7:35–36 The guards said to one another, “Where can he go that we cannot find him? Will he go to Jews in foreign lands or teach the Greeks? What did he mean, ‘You will never find me because you cannot come where I am going’?”

King James

John 7:35–36 Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles? What manner of saying is this that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come?

Isaiah 12:2–3 You will say, “God is my deliverer. I will trust the Lord God, who is my strength and victory song. I will not fear, for he is my Savior.” With great joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.

Isaiah 44:3–4 I will pour water on those who are thirsty and flood your dry ground. I will pour out my spirit upon your descendants and my blessing upon your children. They will thrive like grass, like willows growing by the streams.

John 7:37–39 On the last and most celebrated day of the feast, Jesus stood and shouted, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. Rivers of living water will flow from the innermost being of those who believe on me, as the scripture has said.” Living water referred to the Holy Spirit, whom believers were about to receive. Because Jesus had not yet ascended into glory, the flow of the Spirit had not been given.

King James

Isaiah 12:2–3 Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation. Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.

Isaiah 44:3–4 For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring: And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses.

John 7:37–39 In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)

Deuteronomy 18:15 From among your own people, the Lord your God will raise up a prophet like himself. You must listen to him.

Deuteronomy 18:18 I will raise up a prophet from among them. I will put my words in his mouth and he will speak all I want him to say.

Psalm 89:3–4 The Lord said, “I made an agreement with my chosen servant. I swore to David, ‘I will forever establish one of your descendants and cause your throne to stand for all generations.'”

Psalm 132:11 The Lord swore an oath to David that cannot be revoked. ‘I will set one of your descendants upon your throne.’

Micah 5:2 But you, Bethlehem, are only a small village among the thousands of towns in Judah. Yet out of you will come one who will rule Israel, whose origin is from ancient times.

John 7:40–44 When the crowd heard this, some said, “This man really is the Prophet.” Others said, “He is the Messiah.” But some objected, saying, “The Messiah cannot be from Galilee. Don’t the scriptures say he will be a descendant of David, out of Bethlehem, where David lived?” So a dissension rose among the people over who Jesus was. Some wanted to arrest him, but no one laid a hand on him.

King James

Deuteronomy 18:15 The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;

Deuteronomy 18:18 I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.

Psalm 89:3–4 I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant, Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.

Psalm 132:11 The Lord hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.

Micah 5:2 But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.

John 7:40–44 Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet. Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee? Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was? So there was a division among the people because of him. And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him.